Hi all, Just wanted to chime in about making barcode labels. I'm cheap and I happen to have some full 8.5"x11" adhesive sheets (Avery #5455) so I just use GNU barcode and a regular laser printer and then cut the labels by hand with a nice big paper cutter.
for ((i=1; i<=60; i++)); do printf "PIT%03dL1\n" $i; done | barcode -t 3x20 -u mm -o label.ps -e code39 -p letter -m 5,1 -c Print that out and cut carefully into 60 pieces. I've found our barcode readers (3 different libraries) to be very lenient about reading these barcodes as long as they're mostly centered and mostly straight. The orientation of the label doesn't seem to matter either. Regards, Alex On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:44:28 -0500 "K. M. Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We also have a Quantum SuperLoader 3 (with DLT-S4; I've written about some > of my questions on this list) and I've also used these systems in the past. > > Although it's new enough that I haven't really gotten into Bacula labeling, > I can tell you that the hardware/firmware apparently doesn't have an issue > recognizing more than 6 byte labels. I think I got 12 bytes on a label, but > I haven't figured out what our naming convention is going to be yet. > > (We use the Brother P-Touch 9500PC, which I've used successfully in the > past) to create CODE39 labels. All indications at this point are that these > are processed properly by the reader in the SuperLoader; they are visible to > MTX and I presume to Bacula). > > I'm happy to share templates for this or otherwise help if you want; contact > me off-list. > > _KMP > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Bob Duman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have been using Bacula for about 6 months with two independent tape > > drives. I came up with my own volume naming scheme. We have just purchased > > a Quantum Superloader 3 and it comes with a set of barcode labels that do > > not match my volume naming scheme. The Quantum labels are 3 alpha and 3 > > numeric characters (i.e. AFG670). My volume naming scheme is one alpha > > and 5 numeric (i.e. A0001). > > > > > > > > Is there a way to rename volumes in Bacula to match the new barcodes? If > > there is not, does anyone on the list know if the Quantum Superloader 3 will > > support custom barcode labels with my volume format? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bob Duman > > > > Senior Systems Engineer > > > > Cleantech Group LLC > > > > 2250 Genoa Business Park Dr > > > > Suite 130 > > > > Brighton, MI 48114 > > > > (810) 224-4310 x7310 > > > > http://www.cleantech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
